29 Oct 1879
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1879
Page
1
A visitor watches the big Hudson water-works engine for two hours then asks the engineer if the engine runs by steam. The engineer confirms, and the man adds that with many wind mills around one must be sure about these things. He ends with a wry comment about being certain.
Poem urged to act promptly and fully complete duties without delay. Emphasizes obedience, readiness, and commitment to tasks with heart and soul.
Edith and Douglas Fisher reunite after five years apart when Edith’s hidden elopement letter is found in a fallen gate post. A tense family triangle at Hill Farm and Isle of Wight plans culminate in a surprise wedding between Edith and Douglas with Mattie and Charlie witnessing a joyous match.
Travelers describe a technique used by the Chinese to keep grapes fresh all year. A circular piece is cut from a ripe pumpkin to form a cover, the interior cleaned, and ripe grapes packed inside before resealing. The pumpkins are stored in a cool place to maintain freshness for a long period.
Commion resin prevents the formation of acetic acid in fermented liquids without hindering alcoholic fermentation. The hop’s peculiar effect is attributed to its resinous matter rather than its oils. The Greeks add resin to their sweet wines.
The Hartford Courant notes two ladies at a social event who delayed friendship for lack of introduction. It argues that if both parties desire acquaintance, social etiquette should allow self introduction and modest exceptions to waiting for a third person.
A San Jose Herald compositor was discharged after a drunken prank altered a speech to mock a member’s death. The doctored text ridiculed Azariah McMuck as mournful and enlightened while provoking cheers and laughter. McMuck’s widow seeks the printer believed to be hiding in the hills.
English veterinary surgeons debate inoculation as a preventive for contagious pleuro pneumonia. Continent and Australia favor it. South Holland shows sharp declines after inoculation and law enforcement. After thirty five thousand cattle inoculated in four months, disease lists fell. Schiedam saw near elimination by year end.
The Philadelphia Times relays a tale about Rev. A. A. Willits a reputed marksman. A Quaker challenged him on mercy to game, noting a bird’s right to life until its time to die. Willits replied that when his aim is true the bird’s time to die has come.
A newly married couple strolls through a hot village street. He comments that cold soda and ice cream harm teeth. She reveals a plan, storing a new denture kit behind a tying-post and suggests taking precautions to preserve enamel.
A French social observation notes that the vast majority of pawnbrokers in France are women, reflecting shifts in gender roles within urban commerce and financial services. The piece highlights women running pawnshops, handling loans, and influencing neighborhood economies.
A bluff visitor demands rooms and English, then proclaims his fluency in nine languages. The clerk asks for English, prompting a clash that ends with the man asserting his mother tongue is best and asking others to use it in dealings.
The Penn Monthly details the frog life cycle from egg to mature amphibian. It traces early worm-like offspring lacking senses, then a neck, horny beak, gills, and a fishlike stage, followed by lung development, teeth, organs, four limbs, and tail absorption as the creature becomes a batrachian.
Springfield Republican surveys William Browning in Popular Science Monthly arguing that heavy chewing is unnecessary for meat. He cites German Prof Ludwig experiments showing digestion is adequate when meat is swallowed in convenient morsels. The piece notes Americans bolt meals from nerves and that vegetable fare still benefits from chewing.
Advice from Land and Water on reviving house plants through thorough washing. Use warm soapsuds soak leaves soak branches rinse with clean water rub leaves dry and return to window. Notes plants breathe through leaf pores and dust buildup can prevent blooming. For large plants use syringing and finger rubs instead of a brush.
A concise reflection on how forceful individuals shape society. The strong identify unseen opportunities, forming estates and ventures beyond the obvious boundaries of today.
In a Paris garden scene, two women with children pause as little Billy asks his mother's friend to take him walking. He explains he wants to see many streets and hear stories, noting she is much older than his mother.
An eccentric Anglican minister in Stafford, long lamenting his three marriages, recalls vows broken as he jokes about salvation and his wives. He recounts a scene by the fire with the third wife and domestic animals, illustrating his quarrels and comic distraction from piety.
A fragmentary OCR item speaks of the height of passion and awaiting the last judgment with utmost impatience as though an angelic trumpet would play. The text is incomplete and lacks identifiable dates places or people.
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